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Unexpected mineral in a Ryugu grain challenges paradigm of the nature of primitive asteroids

The pristine samples from asteroid Ryugu returned by the Hayabusa2 mission on December 6, 2020, have been vital to improving the understanding of primitive asteroids and the formation of the solar ...
SpaceNews

Asteroid Ryuku Is Likely A Link in Planetary Formation

The solar system formed approximately 4.5 billion years ago. Numerous fragments that bear witness to this early era orbit the Sun as asteroids. Around three-quarters of these are carbon-rich C-type ...
Science Daily

What happened before, during and after solar system formation? A recent study of the Asteroid Ryugu holds the answers

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Hayabusa2 mission returned uncontaminated primitive asteroid samples to Earth. A comprehensive analysis of 16 particles from the asteroid Ryugu revealed many ...
KHON2

UH: Rare unaltered asteroid sample gives clues to early solar system

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Researchers from the University of Hawaii at Manoa analyzed samples harvested from an asteroid. Rock and mineral grains that are older than our solar system and have not been ...
IFLScience

“Holy sh**!”: Asteroid Ryugu Samples Reveal Amino Acids That Could Have Made Life Possible

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...